Biography
Dr. Jennifer Pfau (Clinical Associate Professor) joined the Department of Family Medicine in 2008 and is the Associate Program Director for the Family Medicine Residency Program and the Preventive Medicine Residency Program (Co-Founder, Community Prevention and Maternal Equity Track). She served as the Maternal Child Health Director for the Department of Family Medicine from 2016-2024, leading a team of thirty family doctors working on Labor and Delivery, the Postpartum Unit, and the Newborn Nursery. Dr. Pfau is passionate about medical education, mentorship, and health equity. She precepts residents at the NeighborHealth clinic in East Boston, working with a primarily Spanish-speaking immigrant/underserved patient population. Dr. Pfau has an interest in global health and has volunteered in Nicaragua, Peru, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Lesotho, and Cambodia.
Expertise in maternal/child health:
1) Maternal Child Health Director (Department of Family Medicine) 2016-2024; Interim Director of Postpartum and Newborn Care (Department of Family Medicine) 2024-2025
2) ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics) Certified Instructor and Advisory Faculty
3) NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) Certified Instructor and Instructor Mentor
4) Centering Pregnancy: Level II/Advanced Facilitation training
5) Past Course Director for the 4th year medical student Maternal Child Health elective